On Wednesday night, comedian Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Vice President Mike Pence’s Christian faith once again, jokingly suggesting that he has no plan to stop the coronavirus other than engaging in superstitious nonsense like abstinence.
During his opening monologue, Kimmel reacted to the news that President Donald Trump has tapped Mike Pence to combat the coronavirus, mockingly asserting that perhaps the president wants to kill Mike Pence by handing over such a task to him.
“Didn’t it seem Pence didn’t know that was going to happen? ‘I hope the virus isn’t spread by kissing ass, because if it is, they’ve got the wrong guy!’ Seriously,” Kimmel said, as reported by Newsbusters. “Mike Pence is in trouble. Why is Mike Pence, why is Mike Pence in charge? What is his plan to stop the virus, abstinence? I think Trump might be trying to kill him, I really do.”
The jokes prompted loud applause and laughter from Kimmel’s audience.
Jimmy Kimmel, an avowed critic of President Trump, has previously used Mike Pence’s Christian faith as fuel for his jokes. When hosting the Oscars in 2019, he famously joked that movies like “Call Me By Your Name,” which depicted a gay relationship between a mature 25-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, were created specifically to upset Christians like Mike Pence.
Another young man nominated for the first time is Timothée Chalamet tonight. Look at that tux. Are you having fun? This is a big deal. He’s missing “Paw Patrol” to be here tonight. Don’t worry, Ryder and his team of pups saved the day. He’s the star of a small but powerful story “Call Me by Your Name.” Only two of the best picture movies made more than $100 million. That’s not the point. We don’t make films for money. We make them to upset Mike Pence. Right?
On Wednesday, Trump gave a press conference in which he assured Americans that the federal government is taking action to ensure that the coronavirus does not become a pandemic.
“I have just received another briefing from a great group of talented people on the virus that is going around to various parts of the world,” said the president. “We have, through some very good early decisions — decisions that were actually ridiculed at the beginning — we closed up our borders to flights coming in from certain areas, areas that were hit by the coronavirus and hit pretty hard. And we did it very early … and it turned out to be a very good thing.”
“And the number one priority from our standpoint is the health and safety of the American people,” he continued. “And that’s the way I viewed it when I made that decision. Because of all we’ve done, the risk to the American people remains very low. We have the greatest experts in the world — really, in the world, right here — people that are called upon by other countries when things like this happen. We’re ready to adapt and we’re ready to do whatever we have to as the disease spreads, if it spreads.”
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